Universidad Simón Bolívar

ID2126

Week 5: Rhythm


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Milá House/ La Pedrera: Front Facade

Week 5 Objectives


By the end of Week 5 , students will have:
  • read the text Rhythm (unknown source)
  • learned new vocabulary through a series of activities
  • discussed about Open and Closed Rhythms
  • summarized the information in the texts using mind maps
  • summarized information in the texts using graphic organizers
  • summarized information in the texts using outlines
  • applied Critical Thinking to Reading
  • used vocabulary related to Rhythm in written and oral form
  • taken Quiz 2 on Circulation
  • finished pending activities from previous weeks

Week 5 Lesson Plan:


Day 1: RHYTHM


1. Vocabulary building:


  • Complete the pre-reading vocabulary interactive activities for the reading on Rhythm

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  • Complete the activities on this page



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2. Reading Task 1 (4,5 pts):


  • Read the text on Rhythm
  • Make sure to look up all the unknown words in an on-line dictionary (Merriam Webster, OneLook, Voycabulary) or any other.
  • Enter the unknown words in the Glossary found in Moodle (if there is any new one to be added)
  • Create an outline, graphic organizer OR mind map to summarize the content of the reading text.
    • Use colors and images in your outlines, graphics or mind maps.
    • Click on the links above if you need to know how to create them.
  • Using the outline, graphic organizer or mind map you created, write a 1-paragraph summary of the text in no more than 20 lines.
  • Copy/Paste the outline, graphic organizer or mind map on a word document, and add its corresponding 1-paragraph summary.
  • Post the document containing GRAPHIC + SUMMARY to the forum labeled "Rhythm Summaries" in Moodle.

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NOTE:
Your teacher will correct your graphics and summaries before next class so that you can go on to Day 2 activities.


Some ideas on Outlining and Summarizing (Critical Reading Strategies)

Outlining and summarizing: Identifying the main ideas and restating them in your own words. Outlining and summarizing are especially helpful strategies for understanding the content and structure of a reading selection. Whereas outlining revels the basic structure of the text, summarizing synopsizes a selection's main argument in brief. Outlining may be part of the annotating process, or it may be done separately (as it is in this class). The key to both outlining and summarizing is being able to distinguish between the main ideas and the supporting ideas and examples. The main ideas form the backbone, the strand that hold the various parts and pieces of the text together. Outlining the main ideas helps you to discover this structure. When you make an outline, don't use the text's exact words.

Summarizing begins with outlining, but instead of merely listing the main ideas, a summary recomposes them to form a new text. Whereas outlining depends on a close analysis of each paragraph, summarizing also requires creative synthesis. Putting ideas together again -- in your own words and in a condensed form -- shows how reading critically can lead to deeper understanding of any text.


Day 2: RHYTHM


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Recording 2 (3 pts)

1. After your graphics and summaries on Rhythm have been revised by your teacher,

  • Record your summary paragraph of the reading in Springdoo or using Audacity. Remember to save the recording to your pc/pen-drive in case you used Audacity

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NOTE
: you can practice your pronunciation by using SitePal (text-to-speech bot) -use the TRY NOW button - Create your bot, and then write down your paragraph and have the bot read it for you. If you cannot copy the whole paragraph at once, divide it in two or three parts. Listen carefully to the pronunciation.

  • Open a new page in your wiki space, name it Rhythm and paste the corrected versions of the:
    • graphic you created
    • summary paragraph
    • link to your recording 2

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2. Quiz 2 on Circulation (6 pts)

For Quiz 2, please follow the instructions found in moodlelogo.gif (Week 5)